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Airblown Inflatables for Hanukkah
Airblown inflatables from Home Products 'n' More are a great way to celebrate Hanukkah. Choose from menorah style airblown inflatables or dreidel styles. The pop-up dreidel is our most popular airblown inflatable yard decoration! All airblown inflatables shown here come with a UL-approved blower for quick inflatation, and they're all lighted inside for a special glowing effect at night. Celebrate Hanukkah in a BIG way this year with airblown inflatables!
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The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah (also known as the Festival of Lights), had its beginnings in 165 B.C.E. in Israel. In that time, the Greco-Syrian ruling empire was headed by Antiochus IV, a ruthless leader who had no tolerance for Judaism and its followers. Antiochus desecrated Jewish temples, outlawed all Jewish practices, and required Jews to publicly denounce their faith. Finally, a leader named Judah Maccabee rose up against Antiochus. With a small group of rebellious followers, Judah defeated the great military force of Antiochus, and restored the holy temples back to the Jewish faith.
Although Hanukkah does come at the same time of year as Christmas, it cannot be compared to this Christian holiday, as they are not celebrating the same things. However, many non-Jews (and even some assimilated Jews!) consider Hanukkah to be a “Jewish Christmas” of sorts. In recent history, gift-giving has become a regular tradition of Hanukkah, possibly so that young Jewish children would not become jealous of the many Christmas gifts their Christian counterparts received at the same time of year.
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